Meryl Streep To Present At The 84th Academy Awards Ceremony

Telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced lately that the two-time Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep will also present at the Oscars 2012.

Meryl Streep, who is nominated for her lead performance in "The Iron Lady," has been nominated around 17 times – the maximum for any performer in Oscar history. She won a Supporting Actress Oscar in 1979 for her role in "Kramer vs. Kramer" and the Best Actress award in 1982 for her role in "Sophie's Choice." Streep will be seen onscreen next in "Great Hope Springs."

Streep joins a stellar list of previously announced Oscar presenters, including Halle Berry, Rose Byrne, Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Bradley Cooper, Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Michael Douglas, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Zach Galifianakis, Milla Jovovich, Ellie Kemper, Jennifer Lopez, Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig.

AMPAS Releases Dates for 2012 Oscars

Inspite of 2011’s uninspiring affair, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has  announced that no changes will be made to the date for the 84th Academy Awards that will be held in 2012.The Oscar Awards 2012 will be held on Sunday, Feb 26 with final ballots due on Feb 21.

Last year, the academy contemplated moving the affair up at least a month in an effort to battle the awards fatigue that has crept into the season due to manifold award shows that begin in January and carry on, practically every weekend, upto the Oscars. Eventually, the academy held off on moving up the event due to uncertainties that the NFL playoff season would get in the way and that voters wouldn't have sufficient time to see all the films before voting.Though Academy President Tom Sherak has indicated that he'd still like to push up the timing of the show, that issue has been tabled for the approaching year.

Nominations will be announced on Jan. 24 2012.